Mega
prefix
Extremely large in size or amount.
A megabyte is a large amount of data
Often appears as...
- megabyte
- megadeal
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Technical
adjective
Extremely good, great or successful.
She's a mega star
Often appears as...
- mega star
- mega hit
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Informal, Approving
Idiomatic
prefix
Multiplying a unit of measurement by one million.
The distance is 100 megameters
Often appears as...
- megahertz
- megawatt
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Formal
Academic
prefix
Extremely large in size or amount.
A megabyte is a large amount of data
Often appears as...
- megabyte
- megadeal
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Extremely good, great or successful.
She's a mega star
Often appears as...
- mega star
- mega hit
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
Idiomatic
prefix
Multiplying a unit of measurement by one million.
The distance is 100 megameters
Often appears as...
- megahertz
- megawatt
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Scale Indicator
Mega as a prefix suggests something is large enough to be impressive or noteworthy.
That construction is a megastructure.
Pro Tip 2/3Technology Related
When talking about technology, 'mega' often relates to digital storage and processing.
This file is 5 megabytes.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Speech
'Mega' is more casual; use alternatives like 'extremely large' for formal writing.
We secured a megacontract with the company.
Pro Tip 1/3Scale Indicator
Mega as a prefix suggests something is large enough to be impressive or noteworthy.
That construction is a megastructure.
Pro Tip 2/3Technology Related
When talking about technology, 'mega' often relates to digital storage and processing.
This file is 5 megabytes.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Speech
'Mega' is more casual; use alternatives like 'extremely large' for formal writing.
We secured a megacontract with the company.
Pro Tip 1/3Scale Indicator
Mega as a prefix suggests something is large enough to be impressive or noteworthy.
That construction is a megastructure.
Pro Tip 2/3Technology Related
When talking about technology, 'mega' often relates to digital storage and processing.
This file is 5 megabytes.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Speech
'Mega' is more casual; use alternatives like 'extremely large' for formal writing.
We secured a megacontract with the company.
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Your elusive creative...
some reason and became this big mega sensation international bestseller thing the result of which is that everywhere I go now people treat me like I'm doomed seriously to whom doomed like they come up to me now like all worried and they say aren't you afraid aren't you afraid
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From Farm to Table PIPE Nat...
petroleum as fuel for the transformation this up on the Palouse but here's what I really want you to remember about this when you think about world food supply even today with that mega agriculture peasants small farmers on farms of two hectares or less still grow more than
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The "Underwater Panda" PIPE...
sports anglers must release their catches back into the water conservationist supports such measures and also urge that communities clean up their waterways and regulate development if not the only way to see mega fish may be in aquariums and even then they may
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David Carson: Design,...
and here's this mega airport, and God, I just -- I took a picture. I thought, God, that is the coolest thing I've ever seen at an airport. Till a couple months later, I went back to the same airport -- same plane, I think -- and looked up, and it said C.
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The most detailed map of...
And this is how astronomers have managed to shepherd individual curiosity through its industrial age, preserving the individual ability to make discoveries but putting into place mega machinery to truly advance the frontier.
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Reversing animal...
theory that would put the manless to work he says that the world's largest biome used to be what was called the mammoth steppe it was Arctic grasslands kept in order by dense herds of mega herbivores
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Giant Freshwater...
national geographic emerging explorer zeb hogan was called in to study this huge animal as part of national geographic's mega fishes project an effort to document the world's freshwater giants
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Coral Reefs 101 PIPE...
topped by a mouth covered in stinging tentacles. To protect their soft bodies and add support, the polyps secrete limestone skeletons, or calicles. Corals are mega builders.
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A lesson in turning...
to build that compassionate food system that we all, from the chicken to the chicken farmer to the mega meat company, to all of us, deserve. Thank you.
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Is Humanity The Next...
releasing carbon dioxide at an even greater rate than the prehistoric mega eruptions that extinguished life in the past
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Your elusive creative...
some reason and became this big mega sensation international bestseller thing the result of which is that everywhere I go now people treat me like I'm doomed seriously to whom doomed like they come up to me now like all worried and they say aren't you afraid aren't you afraid
Video examples
From Farm to Table PIPE Nat...
petroleum as fuel for the transformation this up on the Palouse but here's what I really want you to remember about this when you think about world food supply even today with that mega agriculture peasants small farmers on farms of two hectares or less still grow more than
Video examples
The "Underwater Panda" PIPE...
sports anglers must release their catches back into the water conservationist supports such measures and also urge that communities clean up their waterways and regulate development if not the only way to see mega fish may be in aquariums and even then they may
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David Carson: Design,...
and here's this mega airport, and God, I just -- I took a picture. I thought, God, that is the coolest thing I've ever seen at an airport. Till a couple months later, I went back to the same airport -- same plane, I think -- and looked up, and it said C.
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The most detailed map of...
And this is how astronomers have managed to shepherd individual curiosity through its industrial age, preserving the individual ability to make discoveries but putting into place mega machinery to truly advance the frontier.
Video examples
Reversing animal...
theory that would put the manless to work he says that the world's largest biome used to be what was called the mammoth steppe it was Arctic grasslands kept in order by dense herds of mega herbivores
Video examples
Giant Freshwater...
national geographic emerging explorer zeb hogan was called in to study this huge animal as part of national geographic's mega fishes project an effort to document the world's freshwater giants
Video examples
Coral Reefs 101 PIPE...
topped by a mouth covered in stinging tentacles. To protect their soft bodies and add support, the polyps secrete limestone skeletons, or calicles. Corals are mega builders.
Video examples
A lesson in turning...
to build that compassionate food system that we all, from the chicken to the chicken farmer to the mega meat company, to all of us, deserve. Thank you.
Video examples
Is Humanity The Next...
releasing carbon dioxide at an even greater rate than the prehistoric mega eruptions that extinguished life in the past
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Quote examples
Jimmer Fredette
American Athlete
I think it's the hardest part for about 80 percent of the guys in the NBA. That's just the way it is in the NBA, unless you're a mega superstar. You're just going to play wherever you go. You try to find the right fit and the right team with the right system and the right coach at the right time.
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Rebecca Black
American Musician
I grew up being the girl who would always tune in to watch famous people talk about their careers, how they handled scandals and mega fame. I'm trying to pick up tips.
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Steve Kanaly
American Actor
When a show becomes a mega hit internationally, you lose a lot of privacy, you become a hider. It's not a human condition we are exposed to very often.
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Amanda Donohoe
English Actress
I had no idea 'L.A. Law' would be so mega. I knew it was a big show, but I was just one actress in a group of many good, award-winning actresses.
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Scott Coker
South Korean Athlete
I used to go to fights in Japan, mega shows at soccer stadiums. They would have all kinds of martial arts fights in one night.
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Goldust
American Wrestler
You have Superstars, and then you have mega Superstars. Brock Lesnar is a mega Superstar.
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Guy Martin
British Celebrity
I'll always give it my all, and to be with a quality manufacturer like BMW is mega.
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Foster Friess
American Businessman
I'm not a big fan of the high-altitude approach of mega TV ads.
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Juice Newton
American Musician
I'm really fortunate that I've had some mega hits.
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will.i.am
American Musician
I don't dream to be like mega crazy rich.
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Jimmer Fredette
American Athlete
I think it's the hardest part for about 80 percent of the guys in the NBA. That's just the way it is in the NBA, unless you're a mega superstar. You're just going to play wherever you go. You try to find the right fit and the right team with the right system and the right coach at the right time.
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Rebecca Black
American Musician
I grew up being the girl who would always tune in to watch famous people talk about their careers, how they handled scandals and mega fame. I'm trying to pick up tips.
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Steve Kanaly
American Actor
When a show becomes a mega hit internationally, you lose a lot of privacy, you become a hider. It's not a human condition we are exposed to very often.
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Amanda Donohoe
English Actress
I had no idea 'L.A. Law' would be so mega. I knew it was a big show, but I was just one actress in a group of many good, award-winning actresses.
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Scott Coker
South Korean Athlete
I used to go to fights in Japan, mega shows at soccer stadiums. They would have all kinds of martial arts fights in one night.
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Goldust
American Wrestler
You have Superstars, and then you have mega Superstars. Brock Lesnar is a mega Superstar.
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Guy Martin
British Celebrity
I'll always give it my all, and to be with a quality manufacturer like BMW is mega.
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Foster Friess
American Businessman
I'm not a big fan of the high-altitude approach of mega TV ads.
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Juice Newton
American Musician
I'm really fortunate that I've had some mega hits.
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will.i.am
American Musician
I don't dream to be like mega crazy rich.
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